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APHSAbelieves the recommendations and proposed changes have the potential tomake a positive impact, will enable further progress in the treatment of SUDs, and can go far toward achievingmeaningful and sustainable results for individuals, families, and communities.

service design and service delivery with and for the whole person. „ „ Re-calibrate to allow information sharing in and across universal one-agency networks comprised of collective health information exchange (HIE) systems. Part 2 is outfitted to systems of care that are limited in the number of HIEs instituted at the state or county levels while technology changes and system integration are increasing for coordination. As the importance of social health and well-being aware- ness increases, opportunities have been created for state and local governments to develop a single comprehensive system, or universal one-agency networks, to link dif- ferent systems (including SUD HIEs). APHSA believes the recommenda- tions and proposed changes have the potential to make a positive impact, will enable further progress in the treatment of SUDs, and can go far toward achieving meaningful and

The full text of the comment letter can be found at www.aphsa.org and the NPRM is available at https://www. medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/ downloads/SMD16003.pdf. Reference Note 1. More information about the Pathways initiative can be found on the APHSA website, http://www.aphsa.org/content/ APHSA/en/pathways.html Leigh Edwards was an intern for APHSA’s National Collaborative for Integration of Health and Human Services in Spring 2016.

sustainable results for individuals, families, and communities. APHSA supports retooling Part 2 and believes the release of this NPRM is an important step in furthering HHS’ triple aim. With the modifications we and the states have sent to SAMHSA, we are confident that the Part 2 of the future could be of significant assis- tance to providers and individuals with SUDs in moving toward a model of integrated care, further developing an electronic infrastructure for managing and exchanging patient informa- tion, all while protecting the privacy concerns of patients.

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